The End 

Locke searches for Desmond to achieve his goal of destroying the island. Jack, the newly-appointed "protector" of the island, sets out to stop him. In Los Angeles, the survivors slowly reunite and recall their island experiences.

Director:

Jack Bender

Writers:

Jeffrey Lieber (created by), J.J. Abrams (created by)

Stars:

Sam Anderson, Naveen Andrews, L. Scott Caldwell

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Sam Anderson	...	Bernard Nadler
Naveen Andrews	...	Sayid Jarrah
L. Scott Caldwell	...	Rose Nadler
Nestor Carbonell	...	Richard Alpert
François Chau	...	Dr. Pierre Chang (as Francois Chau)
Henry Ian Cusick	...	Desmond Hume
Jeremy Davies	...	Daniel Widmore
Emilie de Ravin	...	Claire Littleton
Michael Emerson	...	Benjamin 'Ben' Linus
Jeff Fahey	...	Frank Lapidus
Fionnula Flanagan	...	Eloise 'Ellie' Widmore
Matthew Fox	...	Dr. Jack Shephard
Jorge Garcia	...	Hugo 'Hurley' Reyes
Maggie Grace	...	Shannon Rutherford
Josh Holloway	...	James 'Sawyer' Ford

Storyline

Locke searches for Desmond to achieve his goal of destroying the island. Jack, the newly-appointed "protector" of the island, sets out to stop him. In Los Angeles, the survivors slowly reunite and recall their island experiences.

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Plot Keywords:

friends who live together | series finale | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 May 2010 (USA)

Filming Locations:

O'ahu, Hawaii, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bad Robot, ABC Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, he was offered the chance to make a cameo appearance as Mr. Eko but was unable to come to an agreement regarding his salary.

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Goofs

When Locke and Shepard are fighting on the cliff, Locke stabs Shepard a few inches below the armpit, but when the fight is over and Kate is helping Jack, he pulls up his shirt to show the wound just above his belt.

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Quotes

Jack Shephard: Desmond, you've done enough. You wanna do something? Go home and be with your wife and son.
Desmond Hume: How about *you*, Jack?
Jack Shephard: I'll see you in another life, brother.

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Connections

References Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

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Soundtracks

End Title
(uncredited)
Written by Michael Giacchino
Performed by The Hollywood Studio Symphony

User Reviews

I didn't expect anything less...

I know that some fans are upset or disappointed for the way the series ended.

In the other hand, I know that some fans are highly satisfied with the way the series ended.

Personally, I'm not going to deny that I had my personal version of how Lost should've ended (who didn't?); and I also have a lot of unresolved questions I have to learn to live with.

But, even when I'm a big fan of Lost since the pilot to this very last episode, I'd decided to watch the finale with no expectations about what it should or shouldn't be like.

Lost have turned me upside down more that once (actually, almost always). Every time I thought I had it figure it out, the story managed to show me the Island and the characters from a new angle, a different perspective. More than once (actually so many times) I felt that thrill, those goosebumps for a new beginning.

I applaud Lost for that. It was never predictable, and that's a very good thing that I wasn't experiencing in a show since Twin Peaks ended 19 years ago (wow, it's been a long time).

What I did expect for the last episode of this wonderful series was to surprise me, to turn me upside down once again, to show me the Island and the characters from a new fresh perspective. I knew it couldn't give me all the answers I wanted in 2 1/2 hours... and I didn't want that. I still enjoy using my imagination and filling up the blanks with my own theories.

And this episode just did it again. It gave us a twist that many people (including me) were not expecting, and obviously generated love and hate in equal measures. It's everything I expected.

I just hope not having to wait for almost two decades for another show of this sort to show up again and shake our very core.